Clasp



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Patented July 23, 1929.

UNITED SAT ATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. QUACKENBUSH, 0F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

CLASP.

Application filed September 8, 1928. Serial No. 304,693.

This invention relates to an invisible tie clasp, the general object of the invention being to provide means for fastening the two depending parts of a four-in-hand tie to a shirt so that said parts cannot be disarranged and to so form the device that it will be hidden from view by the upper or outer depending part.

Another object of the invention is to make one jaw of the clamp of a pair of pointed members and to make the other jaw in the form of a channel-shaped member which reeeives the points after they have been passed through the upper or outer depending part, and thus prevent injury from the points.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combinaion and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing how the device is used to hold the depending parts of a foul-unhand tie to the shirt.

Figure 2 is asection on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view ofthe device.

As shown in these views, the device comprises a base part 1 of channel shape in cross section with its ends closed, a finger piece 2 which has a pair of rightangularly extending ears 3 which are pivoted to the central part of the member 1 and the prongs t which are preferably formed of a U-shaped member of wire having a portion extending under the finger piece 2 with its limbs curving downwardly to engage two of the corners of the member 1, the extremities of the limbs being pointed so that they can readily pass through the two parts-of the tie. The loop part of the prongs t is fastened to the under side of the finger piece by solder or in any othersuitable manner.

The device also includes a spring 5 on the pivot pin 6 for normally holding the parts with the prongs formed by the limbs of the member 4- in engagement with the member 1.

Thus the part of the member 1 and the projecting portions of the limbs of the member 4 form the jaws of the device, the jaws being normally held in contact with each other by the spring 5.

The device is adapted to have the prongs Jass through the under part of the upper fly A of the tie, as shown in Figure 2, with the extremities of the prongs pressing a portion of the fly A as well as the fly B and a part of the shirt C against the jaw formed by the member 1, as clearly shown in Figure 2. Thus the two flys or depending parts of the tie Will be fastened to the shirt and the device will be hidden by the upper or outer fly. A. By having the prongs engaging the corners of the channel-shaped member 1, there is no danger of these prongs or points injuring either the wearer or another person.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A clasp of the class described comprising a channel-shaped member, a finger piece having rightangularly extending ears, means for pivoting the ears to the channel-shaped member intermediate the ends of said member, apair of prongs connected with the finger piece and curving toward the channel-shaped mem- I her and spring means for holding the extremities of the prongs in engagement with the cl1annel-slia :)ed member.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

EDl/VARD W. QUACKEN BUSH. 

